From the Saporta Report:
In Atlanta, October is a busy month. Calendars are packed with simultaneous LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations and Halloween events, with celebrations and parties ranging from a Vampire Ball at Underground Atlanta to drag at City Winery. There are plenty of typical October events, like pumpkin patches and haunted houses to choose from in and around the […]
The post Atlanta’s weird and wonderful October events appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
Musical acts and speakers from all genres and walks of life graced the Fox Theatre stage on Sept. 17 to celebrate the upcoming 100th birthday of humanitarian, Nobel Peace Prize winner and “Rock & Roll President” Jimmy Carter. Jason Carter, grandson of Jimmy Carter gave opening remarks of admiration for his “paw paw.” He reminded […]
The post Stars aligned at Fox Theatre for Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
On any given night, Underground Atlanta draws in all sorts of city culture and entertainment: concerts, bars, bonfires, burlesque and nightlife are what the long-standing downtown center is known for. Soon, that might include a 30-story tower of apartments atop the complex with Underground’s first new build in decades. On Sept. 19, 2024, Invest Atlanta’s […]
The post Underground Atlanta receives $40 million for new apartment tower appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
A man rides his bike down a quiet, rural street, Iron Maiden blasting in his headphones. The music is loud. Like, obscenely loud. So loud, the man doesn’t notice the cop car behind him attempting to pull him over. The cop clips the man on the bike with his car, unceremoniously knocking him to the […]
The post Film Review: Aaron Pierre is a force to be reckoned with in ‘Rebel Ridge’ appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
One year after organizers delivered 116,000 signatures to city hall in an effort to get the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, widely known as “Cop City,” onto a ballot referendum for voters to make their voices heard, the community dissent over the project took center stage at a city council meeting on Monday. “Stop Cop […]
The post Atlanta’s democracy disconnect appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
Novelist Tina McElroy Ansa possessed a kind of certainty in life that few appear to have. McElroy Ansa said she always knew she was destined to be a writer and storyteller. Writing was her gift, she said. And her upbringing of being surrounded by elder relatives sharing family stories that spanned generations, fed that gift. […]
The post Georgia novelist who blazed her own path dies appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
The grand opening of the Assembly project, now called Veranda at Assembly, in Doraville on Thursday was a celebration of public-private partnership and collaboration between city, county, state, and federal leadership. The event marked the completion of an apartment complex with 100 residential units, designed for seniors in Doraville, with 80 percent designated as affordable […]
The post Veranda at Assembly celebrates grand opening, provides senior housing in Doraville appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
Former GE execs discuss Atlanta as a tech hub Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of General Electric, praised Georgia Tech during a talk at the Sept. 16 meeting of the Rotary Club of Atlanta. “Georgia Tech is awesome. You’ve got one of the finest institutions,” Immelt said. “You’ve got to make Georgia Tech have an […]
The post Reporter’s Notebook: Honoring Shirley Franklin, Atlanta as a tech hub, Flint River paddle excursion appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
Atlanta’s cycling community is gearing up for a “game-changing” municipal bike park after the Chestnut Family Foundation donated $8 million to the Atlanta Beltline, Inc. project. The park is set to be the first of its kind in Atlanta: an all-ages and all skill-level set of terrain and obstacles for mountain bikers, cyclists and hikers. […]
The post $8 million donation from Mailchimp founder’s foundation “transforms” Westside bike project appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
The block that includes the iconic corporate headquarters of Georgia-Pacific on Peachtree Street will be transformed into a hub for residential, business, retail and community
The post Georgia-Pacific plans ‘transformative’ mixed-use project on its downtown block appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
A $25.9 million grant from The Marcus Foundation will accelerate pioneering research aimed at revolutionizing hemorrhagic stroke treatment. This major award will fund the Rapid Evacuation and Access of Cerebral Hemorrhage (REACH) trial and its companion REACH registry, led by Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Health System’s Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center. The […]
The post The Marcus Foundation makes major $25.9 million award to advance lifesaving stroke research at Emory and Grady appeared first on SaportaReport.
From the Saporta Report:
Since its founding in 1913, the Rotary Club of Atlanta, whose membership is made up of business and civic leaders across our city, has been committed to ‘service above self.’ As the fourth largest Rotary Club in the world, our membership is compelled to lead the way and bring this concept of “service above self” […]
The post Atlanta Rotary invites business community to participate in ‘Election Season of Service’ appeared first on SaportaReport.